HEX atlas value

#F69998

#F69998 is a warm red HEX color close to Salmon Pink. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 153, 152, HSL 1, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.4464, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F69998 Sample readable text

HEX #F69998

RGB rgb(246, 153, 152)

HSL hsl(1 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.4464

Contrast Black 9.93:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-f69998: #F69998;
.background-f69998 { background-color: #F69998; }
.text-f69998 { color: #F69998; }

Luminance0.4464

Black text9.93:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F69998","rgb":[246,153,152],"hsl":[1,84,78],"cmyk":[0,38,38,4],"luminance":0.4464,"contrast":{"black":9.93,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDEDEC","hex":"#FDEDEC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.5,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98F4F6","hex":"#98F4F6","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6C898","hex":"#F6C898","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.63,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Salmon Pink adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f69998.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-pink.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98F4F6","analogous":["#F698C5","#F6C898"],"triadic":["#98F699","#9998F6"],"tetradic":["#C5F698","#98F4F6","#C898F6"],"splitComplementary":["#98F6C8","#98C5F6"],"monochromatic":["#FDEDEC","#F69998","#EF4643"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDEDEC","dark":"#EF4643","saturated":"#FF918F","desaturated":"#EAA5A4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFB9B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":17},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":20.074859899884732},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"flamingo-pink","name":"Flamingo Pink","hex":"#FC8EAC","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":31.336879231984796}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F69998

#F69998 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F69998 is visually closest to Salmon Pink, a named red color with HEX #FF91A4.

The RGB channels are 246, 153, and 152, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 84% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.4464, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.93:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F69998 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDEDEC#000000 text · best 18.5:1#FDEDEC

#98F4F6#000000 text · best 16.61:1#98F4F6

#F6C898#000000 text · best 13.63:1#F6C898

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Soft Coral#000000 text · best 11.12:1#F7A8A8

Generated Palette

#F69998#F69998

#98F4F6#98F4F6

#F698C5#F698C5

#F6C898#F6C898

#FDEDEC#FDEDEC

#EF4643#EF4643

Color Harmonies

#98F4F6#98F4F6

#F698C5#F698C5

#F6C898#F6C898

#98F699#98F699

#9998F6#9998F6

Variants

#FDEDEC#FDEDEC

#EF4643#EF4643

#FF918F#FF918F

#EAA5A4#EAA5A4

White#FFFFFF

#FFB9B8#FFB9B8

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Flamingo Pink#FC8EAC

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#F69998

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F69998

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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